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The Night of the Hunter
USA · 1955

The Night of the Hunter

Charles Laughton
innocence vs corruption religious hypocrisy childhood vulnerability greed and materialism good vs evil
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Synopsis

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

This Film Influenced

→ True Grit (2010)